Flight Quarantined At JFK Airport After 100 Passengers Fall Sick

A flight has landed at JFK Airport after 100 passengers suddenly fell ill.

NBC New York, an Emirates flight has landed at JFK Airport after multiple passengers were reportedly feverish, coughing, and some even throwing up. The flight was coming from Dubai. While this was a direct flight, some passengers made a stop in Mecca, where there was a flu outbreak. However, it's reported that some people were feeling sick before the flight had taken off.

When the plane landed, it was taken to a staging area where the Center for Disease Control and police checked passengers. 10 to 12 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing, according to the article.

NBC New York reports that about half of the passengers were still sitting on the plane after it had landed.